Online excerpts from the audio books

[Steve]

---  "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> > Hi, Carol!
> >  
> > These are the Jim Dale excerpts. I think he used 
> > the wrong voice in the birthday scene from HBP---
> it sounds like his "Hermione" voice, not his "Harry." 
> >  
> > ---Mary
> 
> Thanks. I thought he sounded British, so it must be 
> Stephen Fry, but maybe he's an American trying to 
> *sound* British? (I wondered why Borders (an American
> corporation) would use the British narrator, though. 
> Should have realized it was Jim Dale.) Are the Stephen
> Fry versions better, in your view?
> 
> Carol, obviously unfamiliar with the audio books!
>

bboyminn:

We discussed this back in March and somebody posted
a link to Stephen Fry version of HP.

Here are the two links from that discussion -

Jim Dale reads HP - (Random House)
http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/features/harrypotter/

Stephen Fry reads HP -
http://www.webwords.org/clipinfo.php?id=512

I've heard very good things about Jim Dale, who is
indeed British as I found out in the previous 
discussion, and he does have a nice clear voice,
and I think he does narrative very well, but for
me, something seem off about the dialog. I think
I prefer the Stephen Fry versions, but sadly can
afford neither.

The previous discussion -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/31819

And just to round things out, the link that started
this discussion -

Borders HP -
http://www.bordersmedia.com/harrypotter/jukebox.asp

I was more impressed with the Jim Dale versions 
I heard at Borders than the previous version I
had heard, but am still leaning toward Stephen
Fry, but again, can't afford either.

Steve/bboyminn